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The ongoing negotiations to the Cyprus problem “are the last chance” to bring a solution, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci told “Phileleftheros” newspaper on...

For the first time after the 1974 Turkish invasion in Cyprus Greek-Cypriots were allowed to celebrate Epiphany in Famagusta. Symbolizing a blessing of the waters, and...

Our planet is full of towns and villages that have been abandoned, leaving behind an empty shell of what they once used to be....

By Costa Carras* Few international journalists anticipated the 60% vote for a new and very different Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci. For Turkey, the only...

The deserted tourist resort in Varosha, Cyprus, might play a serious role in a 41-year-old diplomatic dispute between the Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus and the...

Greek-Cypriots have organized a rally against the occupation of Famagusta on August 9, according to the city's mayor Alexis Galanos. "The goal is to send a message...

The American Hellenic Institute issued a statement on the European Court of Human Rights’ May 12, 2014 judgment that has ordered Turkey to compensate...

Thousands of Greek Cypriots, most refugees, flocked to the Ayios Giorgos Exorinos church in Famagusta where they attended a Good Friday service at their...

Following the resumption of peace talks on the dispute over Cyprus between the Turkish and the Cypriot sides earlier this month, negotiators from both...

The glamorous tourist resort of Varosha, Famagusta has been deserted since the Turkish invasion in 1974. Residents left and chain-link fences isolated the region....